add README file to explain how to use the git repo

[mit-stationery-latex] / README.tex

diff --git a/README.tex b/README.tex
index 38ae5987aaa485b23fa6096e7cbb93f937f70583..181f5e2e8c177ae8b01ad0b1f95236a38795fd6a 100644 (file)
--- a/README.tex
+++ b/README.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\documentclass{mitletter1}
+\documentclass{mitletter2}
 \makelabels
 \begin{document}
 \name{Your Name}
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Next, to compose a letter, one must: set the document class to one of the
 above document classes, specify a name and (optionally) a signature, and
 then proceed with writing the letter as if it were a standard letter.
 
+The MIT logo is included as an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS) and,
+as a result, will only display correctly using dvips. Many people now
+use pdflatex intead. pdflatex will require that the logo be converted
+from EPS to PDF which can be done using ImageMagick or several other
+programs.
+
 \closing{Sincerely}
 
 \end{letter}